Table 4 Bivariate analysis of parent to adolescent discussion on SRH issues in Sawla town, Southern Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Category | Parent–adolescent SRH discussion | Crude odds ratio (COR) (95%CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Religion | Christian | 137 (26.3) | 384 (73.7) | 1 | |
Muslim | 31 (23.5) | 101 (76.5) | 0.88 (0.56, 1.38) | 0.059 | |
Marital status | Married | 152 (26.2) | 429 (73.8) | 1 | |
Divorced | 6 (13.6) | 38 (86.4) | 0.39 (0.19, 0.78) | 0.001 | |
Single | 2 (20.0) | 8 (80.0) | 0.49 (0.24, 0.99) | 0.002 | |
Widowed | 8 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) | 1 (0.38, 1.62) | ||
Educational level | No formal education | 7 (4.6) | 146 (95.4) | 1 | |
Primary school | 12 (12.1) | 87 (87.9) | 3.26 (1.24, 8.53) | 0.002 | |
Secondary school | 51 (39.5) | 78 (60.5) | 11.373 (5.00, 25.86) | < 0.001 | |
Diploma and above | 98 (36.0) | 174 (64.0) | 29 (17.25, 52.96) | 0.043 | |
Occupation | Daily laborer | 5 (4.2) | 114 (95.8) | 1 | |
Civil servant | 76 (33.5) | 151 (66.5) | 22.30 (8.50, 58.40) | 0.001 | |
Private sector employee | 56 (51.9) | 52 (48.1) | 5.16 (2.00, 13.33) | < 0.001 | |
Merchant | 31 (15.6) | 168 (84.4) | 3.74 (1.40, 9.97) | 0.002 | |
Monthly income | < 1000 | 6 (24.0) | 19 (76.0) | 1 | |
1000–2000 | 44 (30.3) | 101 (69.7) | 2.07 (1.16, 3.69) | 0.023 | |
> 2000 | 118 (24.4) | 365 (75.6) | 7.35 (4.29, 12.62) | 0.003 | |
Knowledge about SRH | Poor | 20 (11.1) | 160 (88.9) | 1 | |
Good | 148 (31.3) | 325 (68.7) | 3.64 (2.20, 6.03) | 0.002 | |
Attitude about SRH | Negative | 6 (8.5) | 65 (91.5) | 1 | |
Positive | 162 (27.8) | 420 (72.2) | 4.18 (1.78, 9.83) | 0.015 | |